Hay,
Bobber,
I thought "I" was the "OxyMoron" 'round here!
Now, you come along and wanna compete?
What's wit dat?


All good, my friend.

This, to "cool, or not to cool" is quite a question. All things in moderation, (Including Moderation).
Well, I do think the swelling needs to be kept down, even with a cool damp cloth. Not ICE, on the skin!

pete


oxymoron

hey pete
im the only weird duck on this website,,,i really like it when people look at ya stupid when they meet someone honest,, you can see them them hiding behind a fake life,,,one thing out of many reasons why to be honest,is my friends are limited but they are sincere and you can count on them and i dont have to tell another lie to cover up the last one,,youve met these people,,they are like ,,i didnt tell you that or ,remember i told you this,,,yeah right,,,good thing is ,yoiu can ask me something a month from now,,and ill tell you the same thing,,you dont have to think,,theres no lies up in your head clogging it up,,i told a man today,,,when they bury you,they will be buring the truth,,cause it didnt come out of you when you were alive.lol,,,,
your village idiot, bobber the wingnut

Hi All,

Thanks replying. I called my pain doc on Friday and he said no ace bandage and had me buy and air cast which I have on now. I am still on bed rest. Thanks for the help from all of you I am so new to this monster of RSD. gentle to all my RSD friends.

Kate

Kate,
Thanks for that!
I never had an air cast. I hope it helps you!

Pete

Kate I was about to ask you about them giving you an air cast. I am so glad that they did. It is so less constricting than all that other stuff that was offered to you. I also wanted to talk to you about a thing a night for elevating your leg. It's like a tent like thing or if you look at your kee-board and look above the 6 # It look's like that only there is a bottom where you slide you'r leg in. Then there is a part that goes under your bed mattres,to hold it in. I wish I could think of the real name? Take Care! We are All Thinking of You! Breezy55

Kate,
When I sprained my ankle about 2-3 years ago I had/have rsd in my left hand,arm,shoulder and neck I thought there was something more than a sprain because when i went down I heard a couple of pops and I couldn't get up. I hollered for my daughter and she helped me up so I could get into the house. I got my 2 crutches and called the docs office. I got in right away they did the x-ray and i was told it was severe sprain. The doc told me NO ICE,no ace raps,just use your foot so the rsd may not spread into your foot. He told me it is necessary to use the injured area no matter what just to use crutches and he would do a recheck every so often. My sprain was so bad in my ankle that my whole entire foot including my toes were swollen and black and blue. but my doc told me to use crutches so you aren't putting to much weight on your foot but to use it and day by day it got a little better but it took a VERY LONG time to heal. So i am not sure what your docs are like but mine refused to ice it which is good thank heavens but they also refused to wrap it. They said it needs to be used as much as possible so it doesn't become stiff and non useable.
Hope this helps. Take care.

Sincerely,
Tracy Tracy